What to plant in October in Sydney
Sydney has a temperate climate. Frost is rare in the city itself. Worked out from ten years of daily weather (2016–2025), not from a national zone map.
Sow now
- RockmelonOct–Jan · just started
- WatermelonOct–Jan · just started
- Butterhead lettuceFeb–Nov · last chance
- Cos lettuceFeb–Nov · last chance
- Wombok (Chinese cabbage)Mar–Oct · last chance
- KaleFeb–Nov · last chance
- CabbageFeb–Oct · last chance
- KohlrabiMar–Oct · last chance
- CarrotJan–Nov · last chance
- BeetrootFeb–Nov · last chance
- TurnipMar–Oct · last chance
- CorianderMar–Nov · last chance
Also: dill, parsley, cucumber, zucchini, pumpkin, sweet corn, dwarf bean, climbing bean, basil, sunflower, rocket, radish, lettuce (loose-leaf), silverbeet, mustard greens, pak choi, spring onion, chives, thyme.
Plant out seedlings
Start seed indoors
Nothing to start indoors this month.
Plan it for your own garden
Ouleo turns this into reminders on your days off — even on shift work — with frost and heat alerts from the forecast for your street, not the city centre.
Sydney sowing calendar
S Sow outdoors (or plant seedlings, where both work)P Plant out seedlingsI Start seed indoors
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Tomato | P | P | I | P | P | P | P | P | ||||
| Capsicum | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | ||||
| Chilli | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Eggplant | P | I | I | P | P | P | ||||||
| Cucumber | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Zucchini | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Pumpkin | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Rockmelon | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Watermelon | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Sweet corn | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Dwarf bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Climbing bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Snake bean | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Okra | S | I | S | |||||||||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Peas and beans for the cool season | ||||||||||||
| Pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Snow pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Broad bean | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| Lettuce (loose-leaf) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Butterhead lettuce | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| English spinach | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Silverbeet | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Rocket | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Celery | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||
| Cabbage family | ||||||||||||
| Pak choi | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wombok (Chinese cabbage) | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Kale | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Broccoli | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Cauliflower | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Red cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Brussels sprouts | I | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||
| Kohlrabi | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Sweet potato | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Carrot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Beetroot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Radish | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Parsnip | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Turnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Swede | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Onion | I | I | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Leek | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Garlic | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Coriander | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Dill | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Parsley | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Chives | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Thyme | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
City-centre climate. Gardens in frost hollows or the hills get later spring frosts and earlier autumn ones; a greenhouse or a sheltered north-facing wall widens every window. Set your own location in Ouleo for your garden's calendar.